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Thai, Cambodian leaders set for peace talks at 3pm
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/07/2025
» Thai and Cambodian leaders are set to hold talks on Monday in a bid to end the deadliest clash between the two Southeast Asian nations in over a decade.
Brazilian couple caught arriving with 7kg of cocaine
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/05/2025
» Two Brazilians have been arrested and 7.4 kilogrammes of cocaine, worth about 22 million baht, seized at Suvarnabhumi airport.
Russian smuggled hash in swallowed condoms
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/05/2025
» A 36-year-old Russian who admitted smuggling hashish by putting it in condoms he then swallowed has been arrested on Koh Phangan, police said.
American tourist arrested in Phuket with 5 ADHD pills
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/05/2025
» A 27-year-old American man was arrested in Phuket for possession of pills that can be used for mental treatment.
Nigerians arrested, implicated in cocaine smuggling
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/03/2025
» Two Nigerian men have been arrested in Bangkok after a woman caught attempting to smuggle cocaine into Japan implicated them in drug trafficking.
Attempt to smuggle gorilla to Thailand fails
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/12/2024
» Thai authorities on Wednesday raided a company in Nakhon Pathom that has been linked to an unsuccessful attempt to smuggle a gorilla into the country.
Crackdown on cheap foreign goods planned
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/11/2024
» The Commerce Ministry has drafted a plan to deal with an influx of cheap substandard goods from abroad.
Cannabis controls to be tightened
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/10/2024
» The Public Health Ministry will issue a new regulation to tighten control of the production, import, export, sale and possession of cannabis and hemp extracts.
Cannabis backers start hunger strike
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/07/2024
» Pro-cannabis activists on Wednesday began a hunger strike to demand that the government listen to their views, as the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) affirmed that parts of the plant would be relisted as a narcotic on Jan 1.
Customs officials 'helped' supercar importers dodge duty
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/06/2024
» Graft-busters accuse seven customs officials of helping supercar importers evade duty totalling 897 million baht by accepting unrealistically low car valuations.